Cities In The Sand

Aubrey Menen

Roy told us about his search for The Lays Of Ancient Rome by Macauley and about Lilley's, an antiquarian book seller in a large country house near Aylesbury. It was there that Rory picked up a Cities In The Sand. This was a book in two parts, the first being a non-fictional account of the author's family and their long history of spice trading with the middle east. The second half was about the later Roman emperors in the years just before the eventual fall of the Roman Empire. Some hilarious stories of such short-lived emperors as Elagabalus.
Rory 30/8/98

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